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About legal services

Whether you need on-the-spot legal advice or continued guidance, you can rely on OSBA's legal services team.

Legal audits - OSBA can analyze your procedures to ensure that you comply with federal and state laws, including Title IX, special education, public records, discipline, hiring and dismissal practices.

Administrative hearings - OSBA legal staff can represent you during hearings and arbitrations in employment disputes before the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board and the Employment Relations Board, in discrimination and equal-opportunity matters and during local board-level hearings.

GEC and TSPC representation - Our attorneys can represent you in front of the Government Ethics Commission and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

Contracts - OSBA works with boards to draft and negotiate employment contracts, including superintendents and community college presidents.

Newsletters - Our legal services team produces two quarterly newsletters, Oregon School Law Reporter and Special Education Reporter, to update and inform districts, community colleges and ESDs about precedent-setting court cases.

Legal Assistance Trust - By joining OSBA's Legal Assistance Trust, members can receive assistance in covering the expense of litigating cases that have a statewide impact on schools.